Saint of the Day – 19 April – Saint Crescentius (Died c396) Deacon and Confessor at Florence, Italy. The image below shows St Zenobius seated with his Deacons, St Crescentius and St Eugenius kneeling at either side. Painting on a pillar in the Duomo Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence. Also known as – Crescentius of Florence,Crescent, Crescento, Crescentus.
The Roman Martyrology reads today: “At Florence, Crescent, Confessor, disciple of the blessed Bishop St Zenobius.”
Saint Zenobius seated with his Deacons St Crescentius and St Eugenius kneeling at either side. Painting on a pillar in the Duomo Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence.
We have little information of this Saint. All we know is that he was a disciple of St Zenobius and of St Ambrose. Cresentius served as a Deacon of the Bishop St Zenobius in Florence, Italy.
Not to be confused with St Crescentius (Died c303) who was a Roman Soldier and Martyr. during the persecutions of Diocletian. He is depicted as one of the Saints of the Colonnade at St Peter’s Basilica. This Saint was one of those who were removed from the Calendar after Vatican II.
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